H5N1 case #113 reported in Egypt - Died

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AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (16): EGYPT

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Date: Sun 5 Dec 2010Source:

The Daily NewsEgypt.com [edited]

<http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/health/two-egyptian-women-die-from-swine-flu-bird-flu.html> An Egyptian woman passed away this weekend [week ending 5 Dec 2010] in the Delta from bird flu, the Ministry of Health said. Abdel Rahman Shahin, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, announced on Saturday [4 Dec 2010] that a 30-year-old woman in the governorate of Gharbia passed away from bird flu. Hers is the 37th death from bird flu in Egypt since the disease 1st appeared in 2006. It is also the 10th bird flu fatality to occur in Egypt in 2010.

[Byline: Safaa Abdoun]

--Communicated by:ProMED-EAFR<promed-eafr@promedmail.org> [This year [2010] alone, Egypt has reported the highest number of human (H5N1) cases globally, with a total of 22 cases and 9 deaths notified to the WHO as of 19 Nov 2010<http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2010_11_19/en/index.html>.

These recent deaths will increase the current tally of cases, a situation that warrants enhanced measures to contain the escalating transmission of the disease. The Governorates of Egypt can be located via the map at<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Egypt>. The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Egypt is available at<http://healthmap.org/r/008F>. - Mod.JFW]

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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 38

8 December 2010 -- </SPAN>The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 30-year-old female from Gharbia Governorate, developed symptoms on 28 November, was hospitalized on 1st of December, where she received oseltamivir treatment, and died on 2nd of December.
Investigations into the source of infection indicated that the case had exposure to sick and dead poultry.
The case was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratories, a National Influenza Center of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN).
Of the 113 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 37 have been fatal. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_12_08/en/index.html

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the ministry of health report published today, confirms the location of this case. which can be viewed using the link contained in post number six of this thread. http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=155750